On the heels of a brutally hot week, the Mile High City broke another temperature record Saturday. The 94-degree high topped the previous high of 92 set in 2000, according to the National Weather Service.

Denver (KDEN) reached 94° at 2:25 pm MDT this afternoon breaking the record high of 92° set in 2000. U.S. temperature map courtesy of Mesonet. #cowxpic.twitter.com/c6CYlVwi3f

Sam Tabachnik is a breaking news reporter for The Denver Post. He previously wrote for NBC News, the Washington Post and the New Orleans Times-Picayune. A Boston native, he's not afraid to root for Tom Brady in the Mile High City.

The warmer temperatures at the beginning of the week are expected to continue in Denver on Wednesday, the first day of Spring, bringing a chance of rain showers Friday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service of Boulder.